VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (letter)

Pets in condos

March 04, 2007|By Charles Bloom

Skokie — This is in response to "Cat-hating condos" (Voice of the people, Feb. 27), by letter writer Laurie Rovner. I object to her accusation that "condo boards attract power-hungry, mean-spirited and animal-hating people."I am a member of the board of our condo and I also attend the monthly meetings of the Condo Association in Skokie, and I have never encountered a member who fits Rovner's description. I do recognize that in any organization you will find people of differing views on any subject. The purpose of condominiums is to offer a living facility to the general public, regardless of physical health and personal needs. This means that a condominium is built with a neutral environment in mind; it is not built to accommodate a particular segment of the population. Therefore a condominium that doesn't allow pets is simply maintaining the neutral environment and at the same time recognizes the problems that can arise from allowing pets. As far as the neutral environment is concerned, there is no need for dog runs and special facilities to accommodate used cat litter. Just because a condominium has a no-pets clause does not mean that animal haters live there. I live in a no-pets condominium and I, as well as my neighbors, are animal lovers, but we choose to live in a neutral environment and not impose our will upon other neighbors.